October deliveries of Volvo branded trucks in North America increased 34 percent to 2,880 vehicles in comparison with the same period last year. Deliveries of Mack branded trucks jumped a whopping 83 percent in October. Mack delivered 1,931 trucks in North America last month compared to 1,056 in October 2012.

Due to a forecast for weak demand in Europe in 2014, Volvo plans to trim production on the continent, adding first quarter production rates in Europe will be adjusted to reflect lower demand – a consequence of customers having pre-bought trucks ahead of a more stringent emission regulation coming into force 1 January 2014.

Volvo is the second truck marker to report stellar October numbers. Earlier this month, Navistar said it followed up near-record September orders with what Bill Kozek, president of North America Truck and Parts, Navistar, called a “strong” October.